Innovating for Success: The intellectual property review and economic competitiveness

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In this paper, Lord Sainsbury calls for a more sophisticated debate about intellectual property (IP) that recognises the complexity of the system. He argues that it is not the Government's job to dictate to creators how to exploit the protection they have, but to ensure that they have the opportunity to do so in a way that helps and encourages them to continue to be innovative.

In this paper, Lord Sainsbury calls for a more sophisticated debate about intellectual property (IP) that recognises the complexity of the system. He argues that it is not the Government's job to dictate to creators how to exploit the protection they have, but to ensure that they have the opportunity to do so in a way that helps and encourages them to continue to be innovative.

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